If I had a nickel for all the times I've been shushed in my life? Bam! Instant millionaire!

It's okay to fail. It does not make you forever a failure. In fact, there are no failures really. Only human beings doing the best they can.

I wish my brain had an off switch. Maybe that way I could get some sleep.

When I am alone, I drink my tea with pinkie raised, like a kid playing "tea party." At times, a fancy British accent is involved. Dahling!

I want everyday magic.

If you think someone is humble, never tell them so. You will unknowingly rob them of the very thing you admire.

Walking the Camino de Santiago taught me the wonders of physical challenge, the wonders of spiritual freedom, and the wonders of baby powder.

The night before a deadline, I usually am in desperate need of a back rub. And new wrists. And candy. And little mice to secretly finish the job while I am sleeping.

Each night, I close my eyes and dream. In the morning, I open my eyes again, but the dreaming doesn't stop.

Sometimes I dream so vividly, so expectantly, I wonder if I'm crazy...

I know it's difficult in the beginning. But, listen. If you have the impulse to write, do yourself a favor, do the world a favor, and write.

Over the wintry forest, winds howl in rage with no leaves to blow.

To call you my critic is to call you my friend.

Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help the desire to serve.

No matter how hard you hug your money, it never hugs back.

'Alien' is one of my all-time favorite horror films - that has a great monster.

My definition of secularism is very clear. The sole religion of the Government is Nation First, the holy book is the Constitution.

God answers prayer in three ways: yes, no, and wait awhile.

I'm not trying to ally myself with the rock stars of the universe.

In some parts of the ancient world, the hawk symbolized the sun. Back when I got this, I figured if I always had the sun on me, I wouldn't be afraid of the dark

Feeble verses are those which sin not against rules, but against genius.